Wedding: Jan Moore & Emily Sonnessa

Jan Moore and Emily Sonnessa of Ocean Grove were married on November 20, the 44th anniversary of their relationship together. Moore, 77, an antiques dealer originally from Woodridge, NJ and Sonnessa, 84, a former textile lab technician and antiques dealer, originally from the East Harlem neighborhood of New York met in 1960. The couple lived for more than 30 years in Rutherford, NJ, where they raised a family: Adrian Archambeau of Sisseton, SD; Donna Hughes of Staten Island, NY; and Scott E. Moore of Montclair, NJ. They have been active members of the Ocean Grove community since 1997, as well as passionate and well-known advocates for the civil right of Marriage Equality, as members of Ocean Grove United, Garden State Equality and other organizations. Their 2007 civil union was performed on the pier in Ocean Grove amongst friends, family, as well as members of the community and press. Their wedding was a more intimate affair held at Moonstruck in Asbury Park, amongst immediate family, close friends and colleagues who helped make this historic day possible.

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Wedding: Jan Moore & Emily Sonnessa

Jan Moore and Emily Sonnessa of Ocean Grove were married on November 20, the 44th anniversary of their relationship together. Moore, 77, an antiques dealer originally from Woodridge, NJ and

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